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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  have you ever noticed when looking at those so called humane societies and pounds that almost NONE of the dogs in them are purebred...they are almost all mutts!???!!??
it's not the breeders who are putting dogs in pounds, it's the owners who either get a dog that isn't right for their lifestyle, that they don't have the time, money or patience to train properly, or the farm dogs that run free and go into the neighbors yard and breeds their dog and then you have mutt puppies that no one wants because people WANT pure breds. breeders no matter how they breed are able to sell ALL of their puppies so long as they are healthy and being taken care of in a nice facility. people want the pure bred dogs, they want the toy dogs mostly and they want them fast and for a lot less money than the $1000++ that some people pay for them.
so though i don't condone the inhumane breeding of dogs, and i do support people who breed responsibly (which the people i was talking about do) i also know that pound puppies are not there because of a breeder, they are there because of the owners |
Wrong again....45% of the dogs that are at pounds are purebred. This does not take into account purebred rescue organizations because they are private. The statistics of 45% come from state run organizations so much of the information is missing and I can tell you the numbers would be even higher if we combined the private rescues.
Have you ever worked rescue? Have you ever donated your time at the pound? Have you ever walked into the room of dead animals piled up?
Also I do blame the breeders because they place them in wrong homes and also they refuse to take them back. I have said this before on this website that I believe all puppie should have a warranty like the car companies. I can tell you if every breeder had to take back their dogs based on health issues or any issue then you would see the numbers drop radically. I also believe if breeders had to pay for the pounds, animal control and humane society budgets you would also see the numbers drop radically. Why should the breeders make $$$ and not bear any of the costs of what they have done?
P.S. Responsible breeders do take their pups back but obviously when you put down 4 million animals a year we do not have that many responsible breeders.